Well I've walked
these streets
a virtual stage
it seemed to me
Make up on their faces
actors took their places
next to me
Well I've walked
these streets
in a carnival
of sights to see
All the cheap
thrill seekers
vendors and the dealers
they crowded
around me
Have I been blind
have I been lost
inside myself and
my own mind
Hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes
have seen?
And I've walked
these streets
in a spectacle
of wealth and poverty
In the diamond market
the scarlet welcome
carpet
that they just
rolled out for me
And I've walked
these streets
in the mad house
a sign that they can't
leave
Where a wild and
misty prophet
the traffic hadn't stopped
and he raved
for saving me
Have I been wrong
have I been wise
to shut my eyes
and play along
Hypnotized
paralysed
by what my eyes
have found?
By what my eyes
have seen
What they've seen
Have I been blind
have I been lost
Have I been wrong
have I been wise
have I been strong
Have I been
hypnotized
mesmerized
by what my eyes
have found
In that
great street
carnival
In that carnival?